Party Games!!!

Snuggle Up and Read!

Thank You!!!

My cup runneth over! I can't thank you all for the wonderful gifts, cards, notes and hugs!  You and your children truly made my holiday so special!  There are thank you notes in most book bags and I hope they find their way to you.  If they don't make it home, please accept my heartfelt gratitude.  If a child gave me a gift late in the day, please accept my apology for their not being a thank you note in the book bag.  I do appreciate every single gift, but I just ran out of time towards the end of the day!

A huge thank you to Mrs. Gazzo,  Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Wheeler for putting together our fabulous party!  The children had so much fun playing Minute to Win It games and making a special ornament.  Please look for the ornament in your child's book bag.  I have lots of party pictures that I will be posting later!

In each student book bag is a copy of your child's CogAT and ITBS scores.  Please find this envelope and go over the scores carefully.

I wish you all a safe and happy holiday!  I hope you each get to enjoy quiet, relaxing time with your families!  Merry Christmas to all!

The Ladder of Accountability

Ask your students about The Ladder of Accountability.  We watched the video linked below, had some great discussions about life behaviors and then they each made a ladder.  I think it was very eye opening for many of them.  Our motto for 2014 will be, "Living at the top of the ladder!"    We are going to be working very hard to move away from the "red" behaviors on the bottom of  the ladder. I encourage you to watch the video with your child and talk about how they can use these behaviors as we move toward Middle School readiness!  Thank you for your support!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpE90-gY1MY

SS HW

Finish 7 cause and effects from 6.1
6.1 quick study sheet
Chapter test is Thursday!

Reading Grades

Reading Workshop Participation grades are based on three things:
1.  Reading log completion
2.  Quality of reading responses during IR
3.  Ability to hold focus during IR

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

Remember, Secret Santa starts Monday!

Updates

Homework:
Grammar WB: 113 & 114
Social Studies:  Chapter 5, lesson 4 quick study sheet
Social Studies Vocab Test:  Monday, 12/16
Social Studies Chapter 5, 6.1 and 6.2 Test Thursday, 12/19

Class Spelling Bee: Thursday, 12/19

Secret Santa Stocking Stuffers:  Please bring stockings in tomorrow, Friday, 12/13.  The children will start stuffing the stockings on Monday!

Choice Card Reward Movie Party:  Wednesday morning 12/18.  Please email me if you can bring in Capri Suns or little donuts from Costco.  Thank you so much for all your help!

Last Day Fun:  On Friday, 12/20 students may bring their favorite slippers and their favorite stuffed animal in their BOOK BAG.  We will have some snuggly reading time in the morning and then we will watch a holiday movie.  Our class party will be from 1:30 - 2:45 and then students will go out for recess if they are not checked out by their parents after the party.

It's going to be a great week!

Writing from Different Perspectives

Ask your child from whose perspective they wrote and what their argument was! They had fun with this! 

Writing

Ask your child what it means to "dig deep" in writing. They are working on posters just like this...

Updates

Grammar HW:  WB 99 &100

Social Studies:  Quick Study sheet chapter 5, lesson 2, Chapter 5 Vocab Test Monday, 12/16

Don't forget Secret Santa stockings due on Friday,  December 13.  Please make sure their name is on the stocking.  Each child recieved a letter stating which day they should bring in 25 treats for their classmates. 

Talent Show in Music Class will be Thursday, December 19.  Children have a form to fill out and return to Mrs. Grant if they'd like to participate.  More information was in the Friday folder.

We will have our 9 weeks reward celebration soon.  This reward is for children with three or fewer checks in their choice card this nine weeks.  If you'd like to help out with the snack, we need boxes of Caprisuns and box of chocolate or powdered sugar donuts from SAMs - wrapped in small packages.  Thanks!!!

Honoring Nelson Mandela

Social Studies

Chapter 5 Vocab Test:  Monday, December 16
Chapter 5, 6.1 and 6.2 Test:  Thursday, December 19

Spelling Bee

Our classroom spelling bee will be December 19th.  Classroom winners will be notified on Friday, December 20.  The school wide spelling bee is Thursday, January 16.  The links for the practice sheets are attached again below.  I encourage children to start studying!!!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3zGE6kKj5izOWs4QXdaSVpILUU/edit?usp=drive_web
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3zGE6kKj5izczN5dXVqZjhockE/edit?usp=drive_web

Gingerbread Men in Progress!

Updates

Grammar HW: WB pages 89 and 90

DGP classwork grade tomorrow, study tonight!

Please check grades on the student or parent portal! There are many NTIs out there! (Not Turned In) It is your child's responsibility to make up the work or find their completed work on the No Name Clip.  It is full!

Last call for brown grocery bags! Gingerbread men are coming along nicely!

Please send in your child's stocking on Friday, 12/13.   They should have a GREEN letter telling you what their date is to bring in treats.  Please ask them for the green letter!

Our class spelling bee will be held on Thursday, December 19.  The top two winners will go on to the Burnette Spelling Bee.  Your child has been given a list of words to study.  Please encourage them to study!

Morning Work

You don't see many papers come home because our morning work often looks like this. We do a lot of work before 9:00 so please get to school as early as you can!

SS Test

Tomorrow's test will be on all of chapter 3 and all of chapter 4.  Please study hard tonight!

Reading Homework

Write the definitions of the following words from chapter 2 of WTRFG:

bribery
stout
gnawing
fared
sparsely
fertile
aromatic
turpentine

Updates

Grammar HW:  WB pages 83 and 84

If you haven't already, please bring in a brown paper grocery bag for your gingerbread man!

Updates

Social Studies Students: Your invention flip book is due tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Secret Santa Stocking Stuffer letter went home today. Ask your child for the green letter so you will know your child's date.

New reading logs went home today.  Keep reading!  Twenty minutes is still the minimum each child should read each night, but try to stretch yourself to read even more.  Build that stamina!!!

Thank you to all the parents that sent in yarn, rick rack and  buttons for our gingerbread men!  They are looking good!

Reading Homework

Write the following words from chapter 1 in WTRFG and their definitions:

caress
residential
sanitation
scalded
cur
coaxing
quench
crude
dormant
gratitude
rugged